Taking a break from our usual crazy at Hackerspace, the reader run branch of the LifeHacker family, this week's open thread is a calm little place for y'all to ask questions, share tips, discuss DIY, and just pull up a keyboard and tell us all about what's new and interesting and random. This week we bring you the… »3/27/15 11:20am Friday 11:20am

In the last installment, Moon asked me to write a Hackerspace guide to starting a bar fight without getting involved yourself. I am an expert on not getting involved in bar fights because I've never started one. In true Hackerspace fashion, I shall not let that deter me from giving advice. »3/20/15 11:27am 3/20/15 11:27am

Hello! Welcome to the Friday open thread, where it's so cold that snowmen are dying of hypothermia and robotic quadrupeds are trying to evict you from your home base. Thanks, Organa. »2/27/15 11:29am 2/27/15 11:29am

Well, I'm probably still asleep right now, since I haven't told anyone my office hours yet. Welcome to your weekly open thread, where you tell us all about your hackery problems and pursuits, and we try to be helpful and encouraging or just link you to a bunch of unrelated gifs if we can't do either (!). »1/23/15 3:07pm 1/23/15 3:07pm

Hello. Welcome to the Friday open thread, where I wonder what the open thread has in common with OpenOffice, OpenTable, the Australian Open, and open sesame before concluding that I'm a halfwit who should not be allowed to open anything without supervision.»1/16/15 12:04pm 1/16/15 12:04pm

Hello. If you live in the US like me, you will have witnessed two signs of hell freezing over in the span of a week. First, much of the country yesterday was engulfed by an arctic chill not seen since the Ice Age. Wind-chill was below zero in places like North Carolina and Alabama; it was a mindbogglingly cold -40° in…»1/09/15 11:45am 1/09/15 11:45am

Hey, peeps! Welcome again to our Friday open thread. Chat or ask away in the comments, about technology, DYIs, or any other and sundry hackery pursuits or what-have-you. »12/05/14 11:30am 12/05/14 11:30am

Hello! Welcome to our Black Friday open thread, where you can bump, push, elbow, claw, and maim your way to the front of the line to score a discount on a flat screen bigger than your field of vision. If you've ever participated in the madness, tell us about your successes and regrets. Or share any tips you've learned…»11/28/14 1:07pm 11/28/14 1:07pm

Hello! Welcome to the Friday open thread, where omnichad will answer my question about how to pry open the battery compartment of a Magic Trackpad that has been sealed shut by corrosion without hurting myself in the process [insert gif of me nearly impaling myself with a flathead screwdriver here]. This is apparently…»11/21/14 1:51pm 11/21/14 1:51pm

With exams around the corner, in this week's Friday open thread, share with us your best tips for studying and succeeding at exams. And also post your usual tech and DIY queries. »11/14/14 11:30am 11/14/14 11:30am